Turkey’s Crimean Dilemmas and Passivity 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Stephen Blank, Ukraine
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Turkey Analyst, Vol. 8, No. 4, 27 February 2015
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center
By Stephen Blank *
Given the prominent role that Ankara aspires to have in regional and world affairs what does the Turkish passivity in relation to the developments in the Black Sea region, and specifically regarding the case of Crimea, say about those avowed aspirations? (suite…)
Issues in Russia-Turkey Relations After Crimea 15 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Army, Black Sea, Crimea, Eurasia Daily Monitor, Maksym Bugriy, militar, military balance, The Jamestown Foundation, Ukraine
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol.11 Issue: 223, Dec 15, 2014
By Maksym Bugriy
On December 4, Major-General Oleksandr Rozmazninov, of Ukraine’s General Staff, reported a Russian deployment of the Iskander-M tactical missile system to Crimea. (suite…)
Dances with the Bear: Turkey and Russia After Crimea 9 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, Crimea, foreign policy, GTE Working Paper, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Ukraine, working paper
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GTE Working Paper (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 8, July 2014, 9 p.
by Adam Balcer *
The Turkish-Russian relationship is a complex set of economic, identity and geopolitical factors, and the recent increase in bilateral contacts has substantially decreased the possibility of open confrontation between Ankara and Moscow. However, this relationship cannot be called a strategic partnership, at least not in its present form. (suite…)
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Preliminary Reflections on Turkey’s Policy 6 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Crimea, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, June 06, 2014
Saban Kardas *
Turkey realizes that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has to be dealt with through the involvement of the major powers, and it is acting accordingly. Turkey has warned against the “domino effects” of the Crimean crisis, reflecting its deep fears that the crisis might inflame other frozen conflicts in the region. (suite…)
Split Three Ways on Ukraine: Turkey in a Changing Regional Order 4 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Crimea, Pinar Elman, PISM, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Ukraine
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PISM Strategic File, No. 10 (46), June 2014
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
by Pinar Elman *
With its low-level involvement in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Ankara repeated its customary formula of refraining from disrupting relations with Moscow, but also sought to maximise the benefits from its position, in order to recover its declining power. (suite…)
Turkey emerges as option for new Russian pipeline 27 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Blue Stream, Bulgaria, Crimea, Italy, natural gas, pipeline, South Stream
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Anadolu Agency (Turkey) Tuesday, May 27, 2014
By Selen Tonkus, Ankara
Brussels’ growing hostility towards Moscow could lead Russia to divert gas supplies to Turkey, experts say. (suite…)
‘Turkey waiting for Russia, West on Ukraine problem’ 12 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Gülnur Aybet, interview, Mustafa Abdulcemil Kırımoglu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) May 12, 2014, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Turkey’s stance on the Ukraine crisis is based on Realpolitik, says an international studies expert, adding that there is a struggle between Russia as a regional power and the West. ‘Turkey has been good at keeping a low profile and letting Russia work out its differences with the West,’ says Professor Gülnur Aybet. (suite…)
Diplomacy and security after Crimea: The new world order 22 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Crimea, diplomacy, Vladimir Putin
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The Economist (UK) no. 950
Saturday, March 22, 2014
The post-Soviet world order was far from perfect, but Vladimir Putin’s idea for replacing it is much worse (suite…)
The Crimean Standoff: Implications for Turkey 10 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Can Kasapoglu, Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies, Crimea, Crimean Tatars, F. Doruk Ergun
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EDAM Discussion Paper Series, 2014/2, 10 March 2014, 9 p
Can Kasapoglu & F. Doruk Ergun *
The standoff between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea presents numerous challenges for Turkey. As the only state to control the gateway into the Black Sea, the Dardanelles and Bosphorus, Ankara’s stance may have a significant impact on how the crisis and a potential military conflict plays out in the region. (suite…)
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Crimean Tatars after Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula 30 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie.Tags: Centre for Eastern Studies, Crimea, Crimean Tatars, OSW Commentary, Tadeusz A. Olszański
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OSW Commentary (Centre for Eastern Studies) No. 141, 30 June 2014
Tadeusz A. Olszański *
After Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Crimean Tatars face the necessity of working out a modus vivendi to cope with the difficult situation which now confronts them. (suite…)